you tell him Fred... he wreaks of snobbery, but he is a wannabe snob, he
thinks like a guy who buys a 745li new but bought it used because he's
cheap... hence the free warranty bull****.
You knew the warranty when you bought the car, too late to complain now!
And Marcio made some good points, the more you pay, the less warranty you
get, you have the $$ to pay the repair so you should not care, if you don't
have the cash, then don't drive the car.
Maybe a Hyundai would suit your warranty needs better!

"Malt_Hound" > wrote in message
...
> Paul Aspinall wrote:
>> "Malt_Hound" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>>Paul Aspinall wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>Because I paid £78000 for a car, and I believe it should have a better
>>>>warranty than 3 years.
>>>
>>>Now you know the difference between perception and reality. You may
>>>exist in either one, your choice...
>>>
>>>
>>>>In addition, I was told at the time of sale, that the BMW extended
>>>>warranty would be £1553 for 3 extra years.... now its £1536 for 1
>>>>year!!!!
>>>
>>>You were *told*? Hah. Well then, you should have purchased the warranty
>>>at that time, then you would have known what the cost would be.
>>>
>>>How on earth could you (or anyone) receive a quote for this (or anything)
>>>and expect it to remain the same three years later?
>>>
>>>Are you really this naive?
>>
>>
>> No, because I only bought the car 12 months ago.... not three years ago.
>
> My mistake. I was under the impression that you were the original owner.
> So then you actually bought the car used, which was when they gave you
> this story about the extended warranty? If this is the case, then that
> makes the whole idea of getting anything out of BMW in terms of goodwill
> warranty coverage even more remote, *unless* (and here's the key) coverage
> was agreed to at the time of purchase.
>
> Here is the US it is very common to buy used (certified) BMWs from BMW new
> car dealers with an included extended warranty. But even those generally
> only go to 6 years or 100k miles.
>
>>
>> Your tone is very demeaning... which is probably indicative of why you
>> are not riding round in a 745Li.
>
> I'm sorry that it seems demeaning to you, but I'm sure a lot of that has
> to do with your particular perspective. Since I'm not telling you what
> you want to hear you think I'm being mean. OTOH those that agree with
> your opine that BMW should cover your car to an unprecedentedly high
> mileage, gratis, just because it was originally an expensive car are
> offering "constructive" comments.
>
> My "tone" has nothing to do with why I am not riding in a 745Li. I'm sure
> they are very nice cars if you like them, but to be perfectly honest with
> you I don't really like the 7 series cars (even the old ones) and the
> latest crop seem like bloated, over-gimmicked-up land barges to me. The
> 7's seem to be aimed more at the traditional Mercedes market market to me.
> In my opinion, the essence of BMW is in its sporting heritage, and somehow
> the 7 series just do not fit in with that. But I respect your opinion may
> be different and, as I said, I'm sure it is a nice car.
>
> I also choose not to spend my hard earned money on an automobile that will
> lose half (or more) of its value in a matter of a few years. You see, I
> too buy used cars. But I pick them up when they have already experienced
> the majority of their depreciation. Of course, I fully expect that my
> BMWs will run to 200k miles or more. I just don't expect anyone to
> guarantee that.
>
> Furthermore, Paul, your personal comment about what I'm "riding around in"
> smacks of snobbery. I'm sure that was not your intention, now was it?
>
> -Fred W